NYT0904 Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues Hints

Across Clues :

1. Visitor to Mecca, 5. Choices for party organizers, 11. Quick refresher, 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian, 15. Top pilot, 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert, 17. It will change the way you see yourself, 19. Operate, as a program, 20. Throw one's hands up, say, 21. Foreign policy grp., 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring, 24. On the line, 26. Spiral-horned antelope, 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short, 36. Work on Broadway, say, 37. Investigator's interest, 38. Pain, 40. AirPod holder, 42. Boxes for crackers?, 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter, 45. U.K. military arm, 47. Monthly expense, 48. Warhead carriers, 51. Microwave no-no, 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club", 57. V fliers, 59. Frosty, 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag), 62. Writer Rand, 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme, 66. Call that might precede "first service", 67. Bartender's valve, 68. Comic book figure, 69. Major campaign expense, 70. Penny pinchers, 71. London's Royal Academy of ___

Down Clues :

1. Labor leader Jimmy, 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become, 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers, 4. Duel cry, 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …, 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal, 7. Makes mistakes, 8. Painter Duchamp, 9. Prefix with efficiency, 10. Hot peppers, 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman, 12. Blue, in Spanish, 13. Like much cotton candy, 18. "Frozen" snowman, 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services, 25. Its parent company is Hyundai, 27. On the ___, 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s, 30. Flat, 31. Conclude in court, 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?, 33. Teen follower, 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g., 35. Some navels, 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red, 41. Light racing vehicle, 44. Secretive org., 46. Tina of "30 Rock", 49. Covers in goo, 50. Forward-looking sort, 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen, 54. Lewd looker, 55. On guard, 56. Cancún coins, 57. Ball, 58. Stared at, 60. Include in a footnote, 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai", 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.

Wednesday Sep 04, 2024 NY Times Crossword Clues

Break down the NYT Crosswords: September 04, 2024

Let's go into the puzzle, starting with the across clues and answers, followed by the down clues and answers.

Across Clues with Answers:

• The clue is 1. Visitor to Mecca. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HAJI

  Possible Answer : hajji, hadji, haji




• The clue is 5. Choices for party organizers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: THEMES

  Possible Answer : topic, base, root_word, motif, melodic_theme, radical, stem, musical_theme, report, root, paper, idea, theme, composition, subject




• The clue is 11. Quick refresher. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NAP

  Possible Answer : forty_winks, Napoleon, catch_a_wink, short_sleep, nap, sleep, pile, snooze, cat_sleep, catnap




• The clue is 14. Lamar ___, ex of Khloé Kardashian. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ODOM




• The clue is 15. Top pilot. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: AIRACE




• The clue is 16. Rapper Lil ___ Vert. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: UZI

  Possible Answer : Uzi




• The clue is 17. It will change the way you see yourself. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: FUNHOUSEMIRROR




• The clue is 19. Operate, as a program. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RUN

  Possible Answer : move, trial, lam, foot_race, tally, die_hard, rivulet, fly_the_coop, runnel, test, take_to_the_woods, carry, tend, streak, escape, feed, operate, prevail, scarper, political_campaign, go, run, function, race, ladder, lean, incline, track_down, footrace, running, flow, ravel, course, consort, ply, hunt, draw, hunt_down, melt_down, run_for, play, endure, unravel, streamlet, work, lead, run_away, persist, discharge, range, pass, execute, break_away, melt, rill, campaign, be_given, head_for_the_hills, outpouring, running_play, guide, bleed, scat, black_market, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, running_game, extend

  Possible Opposite Answer : idle, malfunction




• The clue is 20. Throw one's hands up, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: FLAIL

  Possible Answer : lam, thrash, flail, thresh




• The clue is 21. Foreign policy grp.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NSC

  Possible Answer : NSC, National_Security_Council




• The clue is 22. Floral bubble tea flavoring. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: ROSEMILK




• The clue is 24. On the line. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: ATSTAKE




• The clue is 26. Spiral-horned antelope. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ELAND

  Possible Answer : eland




• The clue is 28. Point of no return on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: FINALANSWER




• The clue is 32. Garment that might have a built-in bra, for short. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CAMI




• The clue is 36. Work on Broadway, say. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ACT

  Possible Answer : move, behave, dissemble, pretend, number, deed, roleplay, act_as, playact, routine, play, represent, work, do, enactment, human_action, act, turn, human_activity, bit

  Possible Opposite Answer : refrain




• The clue is 37. Investigator's interest. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MOTIVE

  Possible Answer : motif, need, motor, motivation, motive, motivative, motivating




• The clue is 38. Pain. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: AGONY

  Possible Answer : agony, excruciation, suffering, torment, torture




• The clue is 40. AirPod holder. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: EAR

  Possible Answer : auricle, spike, capitulum, pinna, ear




• The clue is 42. Boxes for crackers?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SAFES

  Possible Answer : rubber, condom, prophylactic, safety, safe




• The clue is 43. "A Hard Day's Night" songwriter. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: LENNON

  Possible Answer : John_Lennon, Lennon




• The clue is 45. U.K. military arm. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: RAF

  Possible Answer : Red_Army_Faction, Royal_Air_Force, RAF




• The clue is 47. Monthly expense. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: RENT

  Possible Answer : rend, economic_rent, split, hire, tear, take, charter, rive, snag, lease, engage, rent, pull, let, rip




• The clue is 48. Warhead carriers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (14 letters)

  The answer: CRUISEMISSILES




• The clue is 51. Microwave no-no. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: METAL

  Possible Answer : metal, metallic, alloy, metallic_element

  Possible Opposite Answer : nonmetallic




• The clue is 52. Cleaning product made in "Fight Club". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (7 letters)

  The answer: LYESOAP




• The clue is 57. V fliers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: GEESE

  Possible Answer : goose, goofball, cuckoo, twat, fathead, jackass, bozo, goof, zany




• The clue is 59. Frosty. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ICY

  Possible Answer : icy, wintry, gelid, polar, glacial, frigid, frozen, frosty, arctic




• The clue is 61. Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag). Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: EAGLE

  Possible Answer : eagle, double_birdie, bird_of_Jove




• The clue is 62. Writer Rand. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: AYN




• The clue is 63. First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: SEMICIRCLES

  Possible Answer : hemicycle, semicircle




• The clue is 66. Call that might precede "first service". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LET

  Possible Answer : permit, Army_of_the_Righteous, let, net_ball, lease, countenance, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Lashkar-e-Toiba, allow, get, Army_of_the_Pure, rent, LET, have, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

  Possible Opposite Answer : prevent, forbid, disallow




• The clue is 67. Bartender's valve. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ALETAP




• The clue is 68. Comic book figure. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: HERO

  Possible Answer : sub, fighter, hero, torpedo, Cuban_sandwich, Hero, champion, Italian_sandwich, bomber, Hero_of_Alexandria, submarine, zep, wedge, Heron, submarine_sandwich, hero_sandwich, paladin, grinder, hoagy, hoagie, poor_boy




• The clue is 69. Major campaign expense. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ADS

  Possible Answer : advertisement, advertizement, advert, advertizing, ad, advertising




• The clue is 70. Penny pinchers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MISERS

  Possible Answer : miser




• The clue is 71. London's Royal Academy of ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ARTS

  Possible Answer : humanistic_discipline, artistic_creation, artistry, liberal_arts, humanities, nontextual_matter, art, arts, artistic_production, fine_art, prowess, graphics, artwork

Down Clues and Answers:

• The clue is 1. Labor leader Jimmy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: HOFFA

  Possible Answer: Jimmy_Hoffa, Hoffa, James_Riddle_Hoffa

• The clue is 2. What Peter Pan refuses to become. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ADULT

  Possible Answer: full-grown, grown, pornographic, fully_grown, adult, big, grownup

  Possible Opposite Answer : juvenile

• The clue is 3. Pop rock's ___ Brothers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: JONAS

• The clue is 4. Duel cry. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: IMHIT

• The clue is 5. … rho, sigma, ___, upsilon …. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: TAU

  Possible Answer: tau

• The clue is 6. Honorific for a Catholic cardinal. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: HISEMINENCE

• The clue is 7. Makes mistakes. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: ERRS

  Possible Answer: drift, stray, err, slip, mistake

• The clue is 8. Painter Duchamp. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: MARCEL

  Possible Answer: marcel

• The clue is 9. Prefix with efficiency. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ECO

• The clue is 10. Hot peppers. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: SERRANOS

• The clue is 11. Caregiver for a pregnant woman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (12 letters)

  The answer: NURSEMIDWIFE

• The clue is 12. Blue, in Spanish. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AZUL

• The clue is 13. Like much cotton candy. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: PINK

  Possible Answer: pinkish, tap, rap, pinko, ping, knock, pink, garden_pink

• The clue is 18. "Frozen" snowman. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: OLAF

• The clue is 23. General Motors subsidiary with emergency services. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: ONSTAR

• The clue is 25. Its parent company is Hyundai. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: KIA

• The clue is 27. On the ___. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: LAM

  Possible Answer: scarper, lam, run, flail, head_for_the_hills, fly_the_coop, getaway, thrash, run_away, take_to_the_woods, scat, thresh, bunk, hightail_it, turn_tail, break_away, escape

• The clue is 29. Asteroids made a big impact on it in the 1980s. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ATARI

• The clue is 30. Flat. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EVEN

  Possible Answer: even, evening, level, fifty-fifty, tied, eventide, eve, yet, regular, still, flush, even_out

  Possible Opposite Answer : uneven, odd

• The clue is 31. Conclude in court. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: REST

  Possible Answer: eternal_rest, catch_one's_breath, eternal_sleep, perch, relief, relaxation, residuum, respite, repose, remainder, residual, breathe, take_a_breather, lie, balance, stay, roost, residue, sleep, reside, rest_period, remain, ease, rest, pillow, quietus

  Possible Opposite Answer : change, be_active

• The clue is 32. H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve?. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CALC

• The clue is 33. Teen follower. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: AGER

• The clue is 34. Mount Rushmore and the Taj Mahal, e.g.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (9 letters)

  The answer: MONUMENTS

  Possible Answer: monument, repository, memorial

• The clue is 35. Some navels. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: INNIES

• The clue is 39. Red-haired toon who is always seeing red. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (11 letters)

  The answer: YOSEMITESAM

• The clue is 41. Light racing vehicle. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (8 letters)

  The answer: RALLYCAR

• The clue is 44. Secretive org.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: NSA

  Possible Answer: National_Security_Agency, NSA

• The clue is 46. Tina of "30 Rock". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: FEY

  Possible Answer: fey, elfin, touched

• The clue is 49. Covers in goo. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (6 letters)

  The answer: SLIMES

  Possible Answer: melt_off, slim, gook, slim_down, muck, slime, slenderize, ooze, lose_weight, goo, gunk, thin, sludge, guck, reduce, goop

  Possible Opposite Answer : gain

• The clue is 50. Forward-looking sort. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: SEER

  Possible Answer: prophesier, visionary, prophet, oracle, illusionist, seer, vaticinator

• The clue is 53. Comic actor ___ Baron Cohen. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: SACHA

• The clue is 54. Lewd looker. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: OGLER

  Possible Answer: ogler

• The clue is 55. On guard. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: ALERT

  Possible Answer: lively, snappy, qui_vive, rattling, alive, alert, alerting, warning_signal, alarm, brisk, zippy, spanking, alarum, awake, watchful, merry

  Possible Opposite Answer : unalert

• The clue is 56. Cancún coins. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (5 letters)

  The answer: PESOS

  Possible Answer: Uruguayan_peso, Guinea-Bissau_peso, peso, Dominican_peso, Chilean_peso, Cuban_peso, Philippine_peso, Colombian_peso, Mexican_peso

• The clue is 57. Ball. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: GALA

  Possible Answer: jamboree, blowout, gala_affair, gala

• The clue is 58. Stared at. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: EYED

  Possible Answer: eyed, eye, eyeball

  Possible Opposite Answer : eyeless

• The clue is 60. Include in a footnote. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (4 letters)

  The answer: CITE

  Possible Answer: summons, refer, summon, quotation, advert, acknowledgment, abduce, credit, reference, citation, bring_up, adduce, quote, mention, cite, name

• The clue is 64. ___ Moskowitz, a.k.a. "Hawk" on Netflix's "Cobra Kai". Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: ELI

• The clue is 65. Computer addresses: Abbr.. Can you find the Answer?

  Here is a hint. It is a word with exactly (3 letters)

  The answer: IPS

  Possible Answer: informatics, information_science, IP, information_processing